Africa Country Project: Zimbabwe

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1: Population | The population of Zimbabwe, as of July 2011 is 12,084,304 | 12,084,304 July 2011

2: People | -98 percent of Zimbabwe is made up of Africans. (Shona 82 percent, Ddebele 14 percent, and other 2 percent) Mixed and Asian make up 1 percent, and white the other 1 percent. -The official language of Zimbabwe is English, but languages such as Shona, Sindebele (sometimes called Ndebele), and several other minor tribal dialiects are used. -The religion in Zimbabwe is made up mostly of Christian and indigenous beliefs, with a small percentage being Muslim or another. -

4: Geography | -Zimbabwe is located in Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia. -It is a total of 390,757 sq km, making it slightly larger than Montana. -Its border countries are Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. -Zimbabwe has a tropical climate, which differs depending on altitude. Its rainy season is from November to March. -Zimbabwe is mostly high plateau with higher central plateaus, and some mountains in the east. -Zimbabwe is landlocked. The Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia.

5: Government | -Zimbabwe has a parliamentary democracy -Zimbabwe's Capital is Harare -On April 18, Zimbabwe celebrates Independence Day, because they became independent from the UK on that day in 1980. -Zimbabwe has a mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law -The national anthem in zimbabwe is called Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe, which means Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe. It was adopted in 1994.

6: Current Issues | -One of the current issues in Zimbabwe today is the high risk of infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria, schistosomiasis, and rabies. -Another issue is the amount of children under the age of 5 that are underweight. At least 14 percent as of 2006 were found to be underweight.

8: The yellow Zimbabwe bird represents the long history of the country. It is superimposed on a red, five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green represents agriculture, yellow, mineral wealth. Red stands for the blood shed to achieve independence, and black for the native people